Bob: I agree 100%: no herbs, no garlic (which is grievously overused in American takes on Italian food), no anchovies etc. Onion is canonical and I always use a bit; the combined effect of pork and onion and tomato and red pepper...

’s not really expensive on the food front. Next day went to Hamtramck and bought kielbasa and heavy sugar donuts for the journey north. I can’t remember the shop names but it was the main thoroughfare with a meat market...

the garbage to retrieve the label to double-check if it indicated any irradiation, additives, solutions, etc., but NOT A THING was mentioned. Better living through chemistry? Back to the local butcher; hope he stays in business. I...

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Gladstones is just great for breakfast. It’s not very busy, you sit at an oceanview table and watch the dolphins, the service and food are both really good. But never go there for lunch or dinner. It really sucks.

Try Whole Foods pre-cooked chickens. They come in various flavors and I’ve always found them to be nothing less than the best! They often have turkey parts pre-cooked also, which are hard to find. (I go to the new Whole...

This cut is perfect for making Vindaloo, the Goan curry with its superb spicy sour vinegar based sauce Let me know if it sounds of interest and I will dig out an old family recipe S

Okay, I know this has been discussed before but I am looking for a gingerbread recipe that that is lightin texture and not heavy or dense. The best gingerbread is made by Whole Foods Market. The ingredients were listed as:...

We finally made our annual trip to Oakland Chinatown over the weekend. We decided to try out the Shan Dong restaurant for it’s “famous” shui jiao (water dumplings). ShuiJiao is a Northern Chinese food, and a...

I wasn’t suggesting that there was some basic conflict between cheese and seafood—I was just saying I’d gotten the impression that it wasn’t kosher in (at least some varieties of) Italian food. As for the...

Melanie, how about a recipe for the Yunnan chicken? I bought one of those chimney steamers as a Xmas present and would love to include a good recipe. The recipients love Chinese food but haven’t cooked it much so any help...

, but it is a unique style and cravable good. I was glad to hear Post Corner Pizza is still in business and doing well. It was always a stop when I was in the area. Anyway Greek pizza is described as "pizza places in Ct. and lower...

that helps... i don’t have the original cookbook i got it out of, and upon which i based my own rendition... i changed it around a bit myself...

until it tastes good. Whirl the whole thing in a food processor with the cashews and nutritional yeast until smooth. Set aside. Saute the reconstituted TVP in half the remaining butter, and add about 1/4 c of soy sauce. The TVP...

, but that would be quick! And the dough recipe would have to be perfect/would have to use the right flour. I spent about a year and a half trying to stretch inferior King Arthur bread flour based doughs, only to have to...